Canine Science Test Review
Diseases and Vaccinations
True or False (T or F)
_____1. All dogs should be vaccinated for rabies.
_____2. All dogs should be vaccinated for lyme’s disease.
_____3. All vaccines are 100% effective against the disease vaccinated for.
_____4 Canine infectious hepatitis is a disease that attacks the liver.
_____5. The first vaccination for a puppy should be at 3 months of age.
_____6. Distemper usually affects dogs of less than a year of age.
_____7. In Texas vaccinations for rabies are required once a year.
_____8. Distemper will cause the pads of the feet to get hard.
_____9. Distemper is a sinus infection.
_____10. The vaccinations that an animal is injected with could be dead, modified live or live to provide the proper protection.
_____11. Dogs that have frequent or lengthy seizures are not a health risk.
_____12. Dogs can get hypothyroidism if that are not vaccinated for it before they are 3 months old.
_____13. Diet is not an important factor in diabetes control.
_____14. Hypothyroidism is a disease where the thyroid gland is not functioning and the animal will typically be over weight and have skin and coat problems.
_____15. If a dog has excessive water intake and urination continually a veterinarian for diabetes should check it.
_____16. Von Willebrand’s disease is a hereditary blood disorder that keeps the blood from clotting.
_____17. The dog’s skin is three-layered organ.
_____18. Itches can be caused by parasites such as fleas, but many times itches are caused by allergies caused by foods, pollen, chemicals and parasite byproducts.
_____19. The only way to accurately determine the condition of hip dysplasia is by radiographic (x-ray) examination.
_____20. If bloat is suspected to be the ailment the dog should be taken directly to the vet, as